Friday, February 3, 2012

A Blog-iversary GIVEAWAY : :

How about a Giveaway to celebrate my Two Year Blog Anniversary!!!

Daisy Janie offers organic cotton fabrics for quilting and home sewing, printed with modern, original designs by Owner Jan DiCintio. All fabrics are self-produced by DJ and are sold on a wholesale basis to independent fabric retailers as well as product manufacturers in the US and internationally. Daisy Janie's organic fabrics are 100% GOTS certified, from seed to fiber, fabric, printing & packaging. The whole kit & kaboodle!

Daisy Janie's latest organic fabric collection is Tilly. I planned to put together a little paragraph to summarize Jan's inspiration for this new collection today. However, last night after reading through all the posts on her blog labeled Tilly, including the touching story she shares here about her Mother and a family kite named Tilly. I really encourage each of you to take the time to to visit Jan or the Fat Quarter Shop to read it for yourself. Knowing the story makes these fabrics all the more beautiful!! I am still so honored I was asked to contribute the Tilly projects below for her Quilt Market Booth this past October!

Today's Giveaway Prize!

To celebrate my two year blog-iversary I'm offering one gorgeous Tilly fat quarter bundle to one lucky reader, featuring one of each of the eight prints that make up the Tilly Collection! You can also find Tilly in the shop of my sponsor -- Fat Quarter Shop.

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Enter to Win!

Here's how,

Simply add one comment below. If you'd like, I'd love for you to share the most favorite thing you've ever made or maybe how long you've been blogging or sewing?

This has been a wonderful two years for me! In March I will celebrate my two year sew-iversary, we'll certainly have to celebrate again!! Sewing has changed my life and added to it in more ways than I ever thought possible. I thank you for letting me share this passion of mine with all of you, I'm SO grateful!!!

Please, enter now through 10 o'clock pm (EST) Sunday, February 5th. Mr. Random will pick the winner and I will announce their name in a new post here on the blog.

* Note * This giveaway is open to EVERYONE! If you're a "no reply" or an anonymous commenter, remember to include your email address in your comment so that I can contact you, should you win! I learned that many of you are a "no reply" commenter when trying to reply to your comments from the other day. Please check to make sure you can be contacted!

My grandmothers taught me to embroider, knit and crochet when I was pretty young. I started sewing actual clothing in my teens and have continued another 40 years. I added machine embroidery this past year and am newly excited to go as long as I can still see to do it, lol. I love these fabrics! Thank you for sharing!

Oooh! Gorgeous! I've been blogging for 9 months and not on a consistent basis. Tisk. Tisk. My favorite sewing project has been liners that I made to go in diaper boxes I converted to storage bins. Happy blogiversary!

I love this bundle!! My first blog birthday is in a few days!! Can't believe it's been that long already. I just really started to get into sewing and my favorite so far has been a custom order vendor apron in chevron stripe!

Thank you for the wonderful giveaway! I love those pretty flowers! I took my first sewing class when I was pregnant with my now 4 year old daughter. I enjoy making skirts for my 2 girlies, gifts for babies, and being able to whip together simple projects.

I don't have the bogging thing down yet. I have recently returned to sewing. However, my old sewing experience is what I learned in high school. I made a bobbed skirt. It came out very well. I used to wear it all the time. So 3 years ago, I decided to get a sewing machine. It sat for almost 2 years before I used it. Fear. Afraid of the fancy machine & afraid I couldn't sew. I have completed a quilt top and will be working on a dress for my granddaughter 2nd birthday. Gonna need some luck!

Despite my mother's repeated efforts to teach me to sew, I never really enjoyed it when I was younger. But when my daughter was born 7 years ago, I wanted to make her halloween costumes. Which of course meant smaller projects for practice. And then suddenly I was hooked. My parents bought my first sewing machine for Christmas later that year. And just last week, I invested in a new machine with more features for quilting since I have become an avid fan in the past couple years. There's something about giving gifts and making things for your kids that is immensely gratifying. And as a stay at home mommy with an art degree, it's a fantastic and functional outlet for all that bottled up creativity. I love reading your blog and seeing all of your wonderful ideas. Congratulations on 2 years!! I hope to see you around for many more :)

Gorgeous, Gorgeous! Makes me think of spring! But here in Iowa we have had a little taste of spring this week! But snow is coming and colder temps. Congratulations on your blog anniversary! Li voe your encouragement, pictures and giveaways! Thank you for your inspiration! I have been sewing and crafting for about 30 years. It is a comfort and a calm for me! I love to see the projects to completion and then to give them as a gift and to see the faces of the ones receiving it! Blessings to you all!

Oh I just found this line this week and I've fallen in love with it !!I'd love to get my hands on some :)

I've been sewing for about 3 years now and blogging for a couple months.It's silly but all the quilts I made are my favorites. I can't pick one. Although, when I finished my very first quilt, I was amazed that I could do that !!

Those fabrics are great! What a nice giveaway. Happy Blog-iversary! I just started my blog a few months ago. My last post has many pictures from the Road of California Quilt show in Ontario CA, if anyone is interested. LOTS of art quilts! Thanks for the chance to win.http://homesweetquiltinghome.blogspot.comLinda

I've been successfully sewing for maybe a year or two. My favorite thing I have ever made was a cross-stitch quilt blanket with animals on it. I figured I loved it so much it was hard to part with. Eventually, it'll go to my first born grandchild. :)

More recently, I've gotten into trying out little purse patterns, which have proven to bring me great joy! Thanks again!

i liked Shades of Grey and Geo Grand but felt they needed more color. This bundle totally delivers. I have a penchant for vibrant colors, yet I feel so drawn to this color combination. I love the interplay of feminine motifs on a color palette I would consider more masculine. I would absolutely love to win this bundle!!

Ha I have been sewing for at least 40 years. I used to watch my Grandmother make up her own patterns to match the latest Vogue magazine clothing. I just love making funky quilts..no perfection here! Thanks for the chance to win this awesome fabric!!

What a delicious bundle. My blogiversary was a couple of weeks but that one's all about dogs and rescue. I've been sewing for about 14 months now and I've got so addicted and am now learning all kinds of other crafts that I think I'm going to have to start a crafty blog too because the excitement is just bursting out of my ears with no outlet!

Tilly is a great fabric collection. I have been sewing on and off for most of my life. I made a little pin cushion when I was 11 that I still have. 54 years ago. Wow. Older than dirt!SallyKingemail@gmail.comwww.BabyStepsQuilting.com

Happy Blog-iversary! I love your blog. I have been sewing for most of my life. For Christmas, I made my dear daughter-in-love a purse. I struggled over color choice because she and I have very different taste. She loved it and when she took it to work, her co-workers asked if it was a Vera!! I'm really proud of that bag but it was a bugger to make!

Well I started sewing at a young age, I remember my 6th grade Home-Ec teacher Mrs. Ruff taught us how to make a pillowcase on the sewing machine, I learned also from my Mom. But just in the past 5 years or so have I been quilting, my most recent accomplishment was a king sized postage stamp wuilt I made for the hubs. Currently Im working on matching twin bed quilts with pillow shams for the wee ones - all scrappy wonky stars.

Those fabrics are absolutely gorgeous! In my early 20s I belonged to a medieval recreation group and learned to sew clothing from the middle ages! I hadn't sewn in about 15 years and recently started again last summer. Now I love making clothing for my daughter and bags wristlets/clutches. Thanks so much for the great blog and the generous giveaway!

Such a lovely give away! Thanks so much. Love to read your posts! My favourite thing is a butterfly wallquilt I made as one of my very first quilts. I still love it very much!And I love to look at it again and again when I visit my mother-in-law because I gave the quilt to her, to brighten her days!

I LOVE the Tilly fabric - what a wonderful giveaway! To answer the question, I guess I have been sewing as a very intermittent hobby for most of my life, but I have gotten more seriously into quilting in the last two years or so. It's an addictive past-time!

Congrats on two years blogging! I myself have three blogs and have been doing it for almost four years. Sewing has been about the same, too, when my daughter was born I started making things for her. Your shop and blog are super cute, I just found you :) Keep up the good work!

Congratulations on Two Years:) And thanks for a great giveaway! I started sewing a little over a year ago. Bought my sewing machine, came home and started googling, finding sewing blogs, used my seam ripper a ton, but eventually finished my first project! I am so thankful for all the bloggers, like yours, that inspire, share, and teach newbies like myself:)

i treasure the first cathedral window quilt i did, but i gve it to my mother in law for her bed. i did, years later make a christmas cathedral window quilt for my bed and i do keep it out for several months after the holiday. i love the star shapes and have been collecting materials to make either a quilt or a table runner.

I have been blogging for about 8 months now, Its challenging and inspiring - I love it! About two months I made a bag with some great fabric - but itwas huge. I never thought I would actually be able to fill it up. Well now I use it everyday - and its full. Haha, I get so many compliments about it. I really should make another one! P.s. I love your blog!

As a retired science teacher, I love the introduction of organic fabrics into the marketplace!!! I started sewing when I was 13....I was the winner of a sewing machine at the New York State fair. Been sewing ever since!! I'll be stopping by your blog now that I've found it!!

I started sewing when I was very young, but it became a more consistent hobby in college. I made money on the side selling patchwork tote bags. And once I got married, quilting really became the focus of my sewing. I've been blogging for about 2 years now, too!

My favorite thing, clothing for my childern. I made beautiful clothing for each of them. I hand tailored my son's jackets. I made a beautiful matching coat and dress for my daughter. Now I'm working on a few quilts that I can't wait to finish. The fabric is gorgeous and would make a wonderful throw for a young married couple I know.Mary Fioretti, Algonquin, IL

Happy Blogiversary! I almost feel like I'm cheating since I already purchased some of this fabric. It is my first time working with organic fabric and I just love it! Very high quality fabric in beautiful colors. This fabric is a major player in a room redecorating effort. It is part of a cushion cover, a quilt throw, and a pillow, so far. I would love to add even more touches of Tilly to my room. Thanks for the chance to win!

I started sewing August of last year(hubby bought me a sewing machine as my birthday present - he's such a doll).. I've only made one item so far as life was pretty hectic.. It still is, but I plan to make the time to sew more this year.. I'm also yet to start a blog (I still need to build up the confidence)josanne.mitchell@gmail.com

Happy Blog Anniversary! Your posts always inspire me. Thanks for that! Love these Tilly fabrics! I have been sewing since I was a teenager but only became CONSUMED by it once I changed from sewing clothes to quilts.

Beautiful fabric - I have a few pieces of her organic fabric and it's fantastic. I haven't been sewing for long but I think my favorite thing was the art bag I made for a friends daughter. It had pockets and a built in crayon roll.

I've been sewing since I was 12...let's just say that was quite a while ago! I've only been blogging for about 1/2 year. Favorite thing I've made? Gosh, too many. The quilt for my husband, the puppet curtain/theater & puppets for my neices, the tee-pee's for my neices & nephews. The best part about making things is giving them away so it's more about that, I think, than making it. Seeing kids literally jump up and down and squeal in delight over something you made is indescribable! Congrats on the blogaversary! I really enjoy your individual style!

I love lots of different crafts but have to say my passion is fabric and I have lots of it! I started about 6 years ago when I enquired about purchasing a quilt in my local quilt shop and was told I could come to a class and learn to make my own. And so it began, I've made quilts for family and a few friends and I now try to make something different when I get the time. Happy anniversary and keep blogging :)

Happy Blogiversary! The fabric is beautiful I've been sewing for well over a decade but the past few years I have sewn more and more. I'd really love to blog my sewing and baking adventures, but so far I haven't been able to keep up with it. Right now the favorite thing I've sewn is a pillow that looks like my house. It is so cute!

Congrats on two years! I have been sewing since October of this past year when I went and spent a week with my mother and she tried to pass on all of her knowledge to me. I think my favorite things to make have been purses and cosmetic bags.

Happy Blogiversary! This fabric is wonderful! My favorite thing I've ever made was a quilt for my brother. It was pretty simple, but I hand quilted it all and loved doing it. That he really loves the quilt just adds to my "favoriting" it.

This fabric is beautiful! I have just started blogging, but have been sewing for a long time. My favorite thing I have made was a cute little valentines dress for my daughter when she was a toddler.. she's in her pre-teens now, but I still have the dress. Too Cute!!! emilymaxedon10@yahoo.com

My favorite thing I made is a patchwork valentine skirt for my daughter. It's so ruffley and bouncy. She bounces around the whole day when she wears it and it make me smile. I have only been sewing for a few months but have fallen in love with it. I appreciate all the online resources as I have no one here to teach me. I have been considering signing up for a class I think it would be lots of fun. I also think it would be good to learn the proper way of doing things rather than just winging it. Love your site!

Happy anniversary! I started my first blog 4 years ago when I got married. It is a private blog for my family on the adventures of being married to someone in the army. A public blog like yours is a lot more fun to have because you get to interact with people and get to know them. :)

Congats on your two year anniversary. I love to quilt, refinish furniture, and lurk on Pinterest...lol. My favorite craft would be my embroidery of a paper airplane with the words..."fly". Very simple, but it makes me happy!

I've been sewing for about two years. My favorite quilt so far is a log cabin throw that I actually still need to quilt. I am drawn to so many styles now that it amazes me how traditional most of my original quilts are.

I've been sewing since I was 8- almostt 25! My dad taught me how to use the sewing machine and we made pillowcases. I wish I still had them :( Thank you so much for the giveaway- the fabrics are beautiful!

I love Daisy Janie fabrics! I really want some her Shades of Gray fabric, too! I sewed about ten years ago, but life got in the way a bit (to say the least). After a move that made me leave my beloved job, I now have time and space for sewing and quilting again! Yippee!!!!

I have been sewing for 7 years, blogging about it for 1 1/2 years! My favorite project that I have made is the skirt I just finished for myself. It is awesome. I also love the Rapunzel dress I made for my daughter for Halloween! :)

Happy blogiversary! I've been sewing for almost two years, and I absolutely love it. I've made a bunch of different things as I've been learning, but my favorites are simple knit dresses for my daughter... she's my biggest fan! :) Thanks so much for the chance, and for such a super blog!

I think my most favorite thing I have ever made was a Bucilla felt stocking "Fireman Santa" that I made three years ago for my husband the firefighter. I put my heart and soul into that stocking, every hand stich! He loved it! I now have a sewing machine and I'm teaching myself to sew, this would make an awesome addition to my growing collection of fabric... I may have an addiction problem! ha ha..lisamcgriff@hotmail.com

What beautiful fabric!! Thank you for the chance to win!!! :-) My favorite sewing projects were all the dresses that I made for my girls when they were growing up... Sewing for children is such fun-- the more ruffles and lace, the better! :-) I loved to take a pattern and "make it my own" by adding embellishments such as ribbons, embroidery, lace, etc... I'd usually change the sleeves, bodice or neckline-- use the same pattern for both girls, but make each dress unique. Fun memories! :-)

What a great giveaway! I really like this collection, I think it's my favorite by Daisy Janie yet! Thank you for the chance.

Happy blogiversary! I've been blogging about sewing/crafts for about the same amount of time as you. We officially started Stumbles & Stitches in January 2010. I had been sewing on and off (mostly off) since I was a kid due to a super crafty mom and grandmas, but I really picked it up shortly after I had my first child about 4 years ago. My life has never been the same!

Happy 2 years! I stared sewing at the age of nine. My mother was a seamstress by trade so I began as soon as I could reach the pedal. :) I started my blog about 6 months ago, I love how it chronicles your work over time. Congrats!

Hi Maureen....Happy Blog-iversary!!!! I have been quilting for over 25 years now. My mother-in-law got me into it, she passed away 2 years ago and I think of her every day while in my sewing room. I love this fabric; thank you for much for this giveaway. What I love about sewing...I love to hand quilt;that is what I do. But I am taking the FMQ Challenge to learn new things....it is so much fun to keep learning; never too old!!

I have been drooling over this collection since it came out! I used to sew with my grandma when I was little. I wasn't quite old enough to pick up all her skills, but the ones that stuck have helped. Of course in my teens I found more important things than sewing. When she passed away in 2008, I was given her sewing machine. Due to sentimental reasons, I didn't want to use it. I decided last year to pull it out and start sewing again. I am now addicted to sewing and can't live without it. I cherish my memories of sewing with my grandma and am grateful for her sharing her love with me.

Congratulations. You're just a baby when it comes to sewing, but you've made some awesome stuff. I hate to tell you how many years I've been sewing. And thanks for the fabulous giveaway--I love Daisy Janie!

happy 2 yrs.I'm already a followerrather "new" at quilt blogging.have been quilting for about 8 yrs, made my daughter a quilt when I was pregnant with her and this thing is in SHREDS! it's SO loved :-) I've fixed little holes before but now the two long borders are pretty much gone and almost all the quilting threads have been pulled out, I don't know HOW this thing still holds together, but it's SO SO soft, she sleeps with it every night. I've also made her other quilts since then, but they can't replace this one.

Oh man, those are gorgeous! I have no idea what my most favorite thing is! I've been sewing for about four years. I got a sewing machine for my birthday when I was pregnant with my son. As for my favorite thing I've made, I think it would have to be the quilt I gave my mother-in-law for Christmas two years ago. Not perfect, but very pretty, and I'm still impressed with it when I happen to see it draped over her couch.

Well, I have been sewing since I would sit under mother's ironing board and complain that I had "nothing new to do." Mom would hand me material and a needle and thread adn say "make something." That's been about 45 years. yikes. I have all the plans made for what I want to blog - just have to get it started.

Beautiful fabrics! I started a blog at the end of last February as a place to keep track of my projects. Because of positive comments and interest in the blog, I've become more proud of my creations and more ready to share the joy with others. Thanks for your inspiration!

I started sewing at a very young age. I guess about 6 or so. I wanted barbie clothes and proceeded to make some. I laid the doll down and cut around her, sewed it up - but :( it did not fit. My Mother helped me out and began to teach me how to sew.I have been blogging I guess for maybe 2 months? My Sister (and some internet friends newly made :-) ... have been helping me learn how.My favorite thing? I guess would be the Words of Wisdom Wedding Quilt. (Borrowed my Sister Gwen's idea) My son was married on 9.10.11 and I have 100 muslin blocks with handwritten words of wisdom and signatures. They are joined with 1 inch sashing in soft 30's colors and have a row of hearts at top and bottom. It is being quilted now and I am looking forward to this quilt "landing" at their new home. (Secretly hoping it will be a "baby maker") Laughing to myself I say this. We'll see! :-)Cathy

What a cool giveaway... Felt odd to sign in for your giveaway, when I have my own going on - but as it is very different well I thought I would cope :) thanks for the reminder.. I ma not sure whether it is the best thing I saw, but I made a hot water bottle cover http://noaslibellule.blogspot.com/2011/12/le-defi13-du-froid.html - and it is the one thing I use ALL the time. it is freezing in London and that is all I need for the night..

Gorgeous colors and patterns! Congratulations on your two year blog anniversary.I think my favorite thing that I have made was the lap quilt that I made for my mother for Mother's Day 2 years ago. It was my first tryat making a quilt, and I was lucky enough that I was able to give it toher at that time. She passed away 5 months later.

Love this collection! I've been sewing and blogging for about 3 years now. Like you, it has changed my life too. I can't imagaine not having it in my life...I mean, what would I do? :)susanphillips75@gmail.com

I've been sewing on and off (mostly off!) since I was a kid and sewed with my mom. I started seriously sewing about two and a half years ago when I discovered the online sewing/quilting community. I never knew there was so much beautiful fabric out there. Add to that the fact that I can order fabric online from the US at about 30-40% cheaper than in Canada, and there was no stopping me! Congratulations of your blog-iversary! :)

Happy Blogiversary!!! I enjoy all the eye candy on your blog. I've been blogging for a few years although just last month started my own blog. I've been sewing for years and years .... it was a necessity to learn when my children were young - and I've never regretted it! Thanks for the chance to win your giveaway.

those colors and prints are great-fabric is a weakness for me-my mind works faster than my body when it comes to using my fabric stash-all these great ideas when I see fabric and not enough time in a day to use it all-I have been sewing for about 45 years -(not everyday)-not a blogger yet but thinking about it-hope all have a wonderful day

My favorite thing i've ever made is my very first quilt. Well, two quilts, they were done at the same time, for a Breast Cancer fundraiser. I thought they were GORGEOUS and I wanted to keept them both really bad.

Happy blogiversary! I love your work and amazed that you've only been blogging 2 years - your words and pictures are all so inspiring.

My most favouritest sewing project is a bucket bag from The Bag Making Bible. It's huge, practical, most of the seams match (an achievement for me!) and was made especially to show off a giant crochet motif that I made. And I really love its bright colours :)

I started sewing when I was about 9. 4-H, and a mom who sewed were my first teachers. Hard to pick a favorite. I sewed for myself, my kids, now quilting for grandchildren and great-grandchildren. I have only been blogging for a few months. No teacher, so still trying to get the hang of it.

Our first little house was in an old neighborhood and two houses down were two elderly sisters who hand pieced a baby quilt out of their childrens baby clothes and old chenile blankets. They taught me how to sandwich the quilt and bind it. It started my love for quilting.

That quilt lasted was past on to my grandson, who loved it for seven more years. It finally became so tattered after 27 years, that we had to put it to rest. The three of us actually all shed a tear of two. Yet we thank our two angels who showed their love of quilting and were willing to part with their own family history to make a quilt for our family.

Congratulations on two years! I've been blogging, not seriously or regularly,since about 2007. I started as a procrastination method during grad school. :) Thank you for sharing your own life on the internet for us all to gain from, I love it!

I have been blogging for a little over 2 months and have been sewing since christmas. I just love working with fabric. All the different colors and textures just keep my head spinning with ideas.-Stephanie

Happy anniversary, and thanks for the nice giveaway! I have been sewing since I was 10 - which is longer than I care to admit on this somewhat public forum(!) and have been quilting off and on for about 10 year. Love the quilting!

Happy blogiversary! I am just shy of one year on my blog - I was inspired by folks like you that are creative, inspiring, and generous enough to share online what you do in real life! So now I share my creative endeavors through words and pictures, and hopefully others can catch some inspiration from my posts, too. Thanks for giving a bit of insight into Daisy Jane, I've heard a little but only a little about organics, so this was good! :) C

THANK YOU MAUREEN,IT'S BEEN FUN FOLLOWING YOU!+CONGRATS TO YOU+KEEP UP THIS GOOD WORK!MY JOY COMES FROM MAKING BABY QUILTS FOR OUR LOCAL CHARITY! I'VE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I RETIRED FROM NURSING ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO."THANK YOU'S" TO YOU AND FQS FOR A SWELL GIVEAWAY!

I have been enjoying your blog. I have been sewing since I was achild(42 years or so). I really am excited to see so many youngersewers and quilters. It is such a great outlet for creativity.Thanks for including my comment in your giveaway.

I have been sewing as long as I can remember. However, I have gotten more serious in the last couple years. I think I probably started to blog over two years ago? I had a different blog originally and only transferred over a couple of my old posts.

Congratulations! I just started blogging last month and don't have any followers yet. I started it as more of a diary and way to track my quilts and keep myself motivated. Thanks for hosting the giveaway.

I've been quilting seriously for about almost a year now, and blogging for about 2 months (maybe), still trying to figure out the technology, but I love being a small part of this wonderful online community!! Thanks for the giveaway and happy second blogiversary!

Dear Maureen, Congratulations to your anniversary! I can't believe you saying that you have sewn only two years - perhaps I didn't understand right?! I have been sewing all my life, almost, perhaps about 40 years and we are writing our blog with Nero about 1,5 years. After all that sewing at the moment I think my favourite sewing has been "Nero's Garden" quilt. It was a new challenge for me and I enjoyed every moment! Thank you for a wonderful give away! Those fabrics are so beautiful!Sunny wishes! x Tejenerospostatgmaildotcom

In march it will be exactly one year that I started sewing and in may it will be one year of blogging :o) Hope in one year I'll be as good as you are! :o) Thanks for the giveaway and wish you lots of great blog posts and sewing projects.

Lovely giveaway! I have been sewing for about 50 years, some periods more actively than others. I find that things in the sewing world keep changing and evolving - it makes me feel like a newby in many ways. Your blog is very inspiring - makes me want to do fresh things.

Happy blogiversary! I had a hard time determining when I really started sewing; if you count the disastrous t-shirt in home ec in grade 8, it's been about 30 years, but then there was a tremendous "dry spell" until last year when my hubby bought me a sewing machine for our anniversary. Since then, I have been sewing constantly, mostly self- and blog-taught, especially since the birth of my first grandchild, a beautiful girl! Always on the lookout for beautiful fabrics for quilts for her, or dresses or.....whatever catches my eye! Thanks for the opportunity to win, it's been a pleasure reading your blog and I look forward to many more years enjoying you!

I love these fabrics! I am a novice sewer. My first sewing experience was in junior high in the 70's. As a young mother in the 80's, I made a few things but didn't stick with it. I have had a renew interest in sewing in the past year or so and have made two quilts and several things for Christmas. I am inspired by your site and others. davidndes(at)gmail(dot)com

I love so many of your items... honestly! I can't wait for the time to come that I can do some serious shopping with you. I love the pillow you have pictured on this blog. I've started sewing aprons to sell since October. Trying to make enough cash to take my family to the Aquarium to see Belugas. That's it for me, thanks for another opportunity at a giveaway!

Favorite thing I've ever made? That's a tough one. The easy answer would be to say that I almost always like my current project the best. I do tend to love clothing items, especially stuff for my little girls. I've been sewing since I was a young girl, I picked up the love of sewing from my mother.

I have been sewing for a very long time and have sewn many quilts, etc but I must say, the most favorite thing or things that I have ever sewn were my daughter's wedding dress, the bridemaids dresses and my grandson's suit just last summer. Nothing will ever top that. The only thing that will ever equal that will be to sew my other daughter's dress :) (made me cry to see her and my other daughter was maid of honor)

when my boys were little I sewed. Nothing fancy. As they left home I stopped sewing UNTIL I started looking online What you share with us has encouraged me to really start sewing again, quilts for my gdaughters and g sonsgina ginalovejoy1958@yahoo.com

How generous of you to share your anniversary with us! Love, love this line. And I think my most favorite sewing creation is the memory quilt I did of our beloved Bichon - was a birthday gift for his "daddy" - and it's just wonderful! Happy Anniversary and many thanks!

Congratulations! You make such beautiful things!I have been sewing since I was a girl, but I'd say more seriously for about 4 years. I love it and I wish the days were longer so I could fit in all the things I want to do...

Wow, these fabrics just make me want to sew! I can see why you are always inspired. Favorite project...probably a batik quilt, it's colors remind me of sunshine and it's quilted in beautiful sunbursts.

Happy Anniversary! Tilly is stunning; I would love to make something with this fabric. I've been sewing since last fall - it's changed my life too -- and blogging about it at fabricmutt.blogspot.com since the end of December. What a fun new world has opened up through this wonderful hobby!

Don't blog, but I love to sew. I've been sewing for around 40 yrs. I stopped for awhile, but in the last two years have really made up for lost time. I love this fabric collection! Not usually colors I would pick, but I really like them a lot! I can picture a pillow or table runner made out of these. Thanks for the chance! And Happy 2nd Anniversary to you! You are very talented and I love the colors you use in your projects.

I am new to quilting, crochet and knit are usually where I am at. I love this blog and I am learning...ever so slowly...about quilting and other crafts. I have a pattern for a "maple leaf" quilt that my partner's mother made years ago that I would love to try to make. Wall hanging first I think and then the "big" one! Keep up the great work...it is absolutely beatiful!